diff --git a/routes/api/userRoutes.js b/routes/api/userRoutes.js
index ac3429d..811e4b1 100644
--- a/routes/api/userRoutes.js
+++ b/routes/api/userRoutes.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export const setup = function (router, con, server) {
                     let ip = getIP(req);
                     let setTo = `${res.locals.username} ${SHA256(req.body.newPW, res.locals.username, HASHES_COOKIE)}`
                     let cookiesigned = signature.sign(setTo, cookiesecret + ip);
-                    res.cookie('AUTH_COOKIE', cookiesigned, { maxAge: Math.pow(10, 10), httpOnly: true, secure: DID_I_FINALLY_ADD_HTTPS });
+                    res.cookie('AUTH_COOKIE', cookiesigned, { maxAge: Math.pow(10, 10), httpOnly: true, secure: true });
                     res.json({ "success": "successfully changed password" });
                 });
             }
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export const setup = function (router, con, server) {
                         let ip = getIP(req);
                         let setTo = `${req.body.newUsername} ${SHA256(req.body.currentPW, req.body.newUsername, HASHES_COOKIE)}`
                         let cookiesigned = signature.sign(setTo, cookiesecret + ip);
-                        res.cookie('AUTH_COOKIE', cookiesigned, { maxAge: Math.pow(10, 10), httpOnly: true, secure: DID_I_FINALLY_ADD_HTTPS });
+                        res.cookie('AUTH_COOKIE', cookiesigned, { maxAge: Math.pow(10, 10), httpOnly: true, secure: true });
                         //updated username in the users table, but not yet on posts
                         //TODO: update username on dms
                         let sql = `update ipost.posts set post_user_name=? where post_user_name=?;`; //change username of every past post sent
diff --git a/routes/logout.js b/routes/logout.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c00d47f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/logout.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export const setup = function (router, con, server) {
+
+    const increaseUSERCall = server.increaseUSERCall
+
+    router.get("/logout",  function (req, res) {
+        if (!increaseUSERCall(req, res))return;
+        res.cookie("AUTH_COOKIE", "", { maxAge: 0, httpOnly: true, secure: true });
+        res.redirect("/");
+    });
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/setup_all_routes.js b/routes/setup_all_routes.js
index 8dd4d4d..e7634bf 100644
--- a/routes/setup_all_routes.js
+++ b/routes/setup_all_routes.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import { setup as servefilessetup} from "./serve_static_files.js"
 import { setup as userfilessetup} from "./userfiles.js"
 import { setup as userauthsetup} from "./user_auth.js"
 import { setup as applicationsetup} from "./authorize.js"
+import { setup as logoutsetup} from "./logout.js"
+
 
 export const setup = function (router, con, server) {
     const setuproute = handler => handler(router,con,server)
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ export const setup = function (router, con, server) {
     setuproute(getpostssetup)
     setuproute(userroutessetup)
     setuproute(servefilessetup)
+    setuproute(logoutsetup)
     let global_page_variables = {
         getPID: get_pid,
         getDMPID: get_dmpid,
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 19c424f..e756708 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ const WebSocket = ws.WebSocketServer;
 
 const router = Router();
 const app = express();
-const DID_I_FINALLY_ADD_HTTPS = true;
 const con = mysql.createPool({
     connectionLimit: config.mysql.connections,
     host: config.mysql.host,
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ function increaseAPICall(req, res, next) {
                 SESSIONS[session] = undefined;
                 REVERSE_SESSIONS[ip] = undefined;
             }, 50000);
-            res.cookie('session', session, { maxAge: 100000, httpOnly: true, secure: DID_I_FINALLY_ADD_HTTPS });
+            res.cookie('session', session, { maxAge: 100000, httpOnly: true, secure: true });
             console.log(3, "sending session to " + ip);
         }
     }
@@ -291,19 +290,19 @@ app.use(function (_req, res, next) {
     res.set("X-XSS-Protection", "1; mode=block");
     next();
 });
-if (DID_I_FINALLY_ADD_HTTPS) {
-    //auto redirect to https
-    app.use((req, res, next) => {
-        if (req.secure) {
-            //already secure
-            next();
-        }
-        else {
-            //redirect to https
-            res.redirect('https://' + req.headers.host + req.url);
-        }
-    });
-}
+
+//auto redirect to https
+app.use((req, res, next) => {
+    if (req.secure) {
+        //already secure
+        next();
+    }
+    else {
+        //redirect to https
+        res.redirect('https://' + req.headers.host + req.url);
+    }
+});
+
 app.use("/*", function (req, res, next) {
     res.set("x-powered-by", "ipost");
     for (let i = 0; i < blocked_headers.length; i++) {
@@ -342,7 +341,6 @@ var commonfunctions = {
     ensureExists,
     "dirname": __dirname,
     config,
-    DID_I_FINALLY_ADD_HTTPS,
     hcaptcha: {
         "verify":verifyHCaptcha,
         "sitekey":config.hcaptcha_sitekey
@@ -367,11 +365,6 @@ END /API/*
 
 */
 
-router.get("/logout",  function (_req, res) {
-    res.cookie("AUTH_COOKIE", "", { maxAge: 0, httpOnly: true, secure: DID_I_FINALLY_ADD_HTTPS });
-    res.redirect("/");
-});
-
 console.log(5, "finished loading routes");
 app.use(router);
 const httpServer = http.createServer(app);
@@ -385,16 +378,12 @@ var httpsServer;
 
 import spdy from "spdy"
 
-if (DID_I_FINALLY_ADD_HTTPS) {
-    httpsServer = spdy.createServer(credentials,app)
-    //httpsServer = https.createServer(credentials, app);
-    httpsServer.listen(config["ports"]["https"], function () {
-        console.log(5, "HTTPS Server is listening");
-    });
-}
-else {
-    httpsServer = httpServer;
-}
+httpsServer = spdy.createServer(credentials,app)
+//httpsServer = https.createServer(credentials, app);
+httpsServer.listen(config["ports"]["https"], function () {
+    console.log(5, "HTTPS Server is listening");
+});
+
 wss = new WebSocket({
     server: httpsServer,
     perMessageDeflate: {